India News | BSF Rescues Smuggled Parrots
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Twenty-one parrots were rescued by patrolling Border Security Force personnel at Rangiyapota in West Bengal's Nadia district early on Tuesday, a statement issued by the paramilitary force said.
Kolkata, Nov 3 (PTI) Twenty-one parrots were rescued by patrolling Border Security Force personnel at Rangiyapota in West Bengal's Nadia district early on Tuesday, a statement issued by the paramilitary force said.
The parrots were being smuggled into India in a large wooden box at around 2:30 am on Tuesday, by a group of men when the border guards at Rangiyapota outpost spotted the movement, the statement said.
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While the suspected traffickers escaped towards the Bangladesh side under cover of darkness, the BSF personnel came across the box left behind on the ground.
Twenty-one parrots were found inside the large box and handed over to the range officer, forest department, Krishnanagar.
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